Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: The women’s movement in India stated in 19th century with social reform movement. It was a collective effort to change the status and condition of Indian women. The Patriarchal Indian System made them second class citizen and often called them second gender putting them in inferior position. The present paper focuses on the need of the women’s movement, its phases and its impact on the society as well as adoption of women oriented laws to protect them. It has been found that the women’s movements has played a positive role among women, society and Government towards women’s issues like gender inequality, crime against women, their social, economic, political and legal rights. The women’s movement has brought social change in Indian society by drawing everybody’s attention towards women’ issues and changing the present status of Indian women.
Author: Dr. Alka Sahoo -
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4402562142